VitaVitaAR

Fate/Eternum

Mihama Nanako

"Oh, the parfait?"

To be honest, it was a little surprising that Meltryllis had gone for something sweet, a dessert, for her very first meal in this world. Then again, maybe it was precisely what she needed? It was difficult to make any sort of judgement like that, though, so Nanako simply accepted it. If it had even the slightest chance of getting her new Servant in a better mood, at least until they both tried to figure out just what was going on, then it seemed like it was a good idea.

"That should be fine, eh-heh," Nanako continued, with a bit of a nervous laugh. At this point she had spent more money then she'd expected for the whole week, let alone the day, but thus far it was worth it and ideally it would continue to be so. It was hard not to wonder about just what an Alter Ego was, just what the Moon Cell was, and who BB was... but that could wait until Meltryllis seemed to be in a better mood then she was at the moment.

For now, it was probably for the best just to focus on their food, rather than anything else.

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Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

There wasn't really any other choice, now. If the witch was planning on mounting another attack on the town, using her illusory doppelganger as a distraction, they simply had to return as quickly as possible. Of course, the town was now defended, but the sheer amount of power that the witch had displayed even through and illusion left Fanilly worried. What if the magic-user simply decided to bombard the town? Even if that would likely not destroy it, it could kill massive amounts of people... aaah, she should have... should have...

Fanilly wasn't sure what else she could have possibly done, but it felt as if there had to be some way she could have done better, rather than coming out here and letting the witch make her way towards the town.

"We must return to the town!" she declared, given no other option, as she began to return as swiftly as her legs could carry her.

She only paused for a moment when it became obvious that the drider was following them.

"..."

The drider had been a disciple of their enemy, but at the same time it was clear that her teacher's actions had almost immediately torn apart her entire world in an instant. That wasn't to say she should go unpunished, but what else was Fanilly supposed to do, now? Certainly her actions did not warrant any sort of execution... but she couldn't just be allowed to do as she pleased.

"... I... take it you'll follow us, then?" she asked.

All the drider did was nod, slowly. Given they were working on a short time frame, there was little else they could do.

"Sir Tiral," the blonde knight began, her attention shifting swiftly to her knights once more as she began to pick up the pace, "Can you pinpoint her exact location?!"

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Fate/Eternum

Mihama Nanako

For a moment, Nanako was worried she had upset Meltryllis. Her gaze suddenly seemed even colder then it already had been. But... maybe that was just because she'd reminded the Alter Ego about their time at the clinic. Indeed, given what the short purple-haired girl proceeded to say, Nanako reassured herself that it had to be the case. For the moment, she tried to focus on anything but the threat of blackmail, and instead look ahead. She had to try and learn more about Meltryllis. She had to try and figure out what was even going on. That's what was most important.

But first, they had to stop at a restaurant.

Eventually, the brunette had settled on a fairly nice family restaurant. It was a chain, one that had only recently opened a location on Fusang(she couldn't imagine how such a process must have gone), but it was one of the better chains and probably one of the more expensive places she could afford. Especially after everything with the prosthetic legs.

Rather then going in and sitting down, however(Nanako wasn't sure that was a very good idea given Meltryllis's very insistent manner of dress, after all), Nanako instead obtained one of their menus, trying to hold it so the Alter Ego could read as well.

Asking her about BB and all of that... it could wait.

"So, um... do you see anything that looks good?"

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Fate/Eternum

Saber-Arturia Pendragon

It had been a surreal experience. To begin with, Saber had been vaguely aware of the existence of the business known as a 'host club'. A location in which food an drink was combined with handsome men catering to and talking to women. From what she understood, this provided a sense of satisfaction and importance for the women in question. Or, perhaps, they just enjoyed getting to talk to handsome men for a while. She had never experienced it directly, nor had she intended to. That is why she had been totally unprepared for the experience of becoming employed at one.

But the surreal nature of the experience didn't stop there. It wasn't simply that her Master had insisted on her employment there. That was only the beginning. The fact that it was also... well...

The fact that a Knights of the Round Table-themed Host Club existed in Fusang only made it even more surreal. They had immediately hired her to play the role of King Arthur, because, quite simply, that is who she was.

By this point, the strangeness of the scenario had become somewhat more mundane. The entire nature of this summoning, however, was an unusual one. The mass amount of leylines allowing for the summoning of Servants... surely, there was more to it than that. There was no Holy Grail here, no corrupted cup. That had long since been destroyed, by her own hand. At one point, perhaps, she would have been angered by being summoned for something so trivial as simple desire.

But the time when she desired the Holy Grail had come and passed. If someone wished for her sword, truly desired her assistance, she would not reject them.

This was the mindset that Arturia Pendragon, the King of Knights, had taken to.

That being said, she hadn't imagined this would include working in a host club.

Nor had she expected she would be quite so popular.

"Good day, my sweet gentleladies. I hope to see you again, but alas, my time here is at its end for today."

As she departed the table, Arturia was certain she heard a delighted squeal among the farewells. She did not precisely understand why her actions caused such a thing, but at least the women who came to the host club always seemed to enjoy it.

And... well... the fact that it granted her funds for use in the city's most lauded food service establishments was hardly unwelcome.

To think... this was a city in which she could once again speak to her knights. Arturia wasn't certain, still, she had the right to. She still had her regrets even if she no longer wished to erase her role in history. But in spite of that...

In spite of everything...

The fact that she could truly speak to them once more brought a feeling of warmth to her heart that she could not deny.

"Ah, Master."

Arturia noted the approach of her Master rather quickly as she began her preparations to leave the club.

"Your timing is excellent, my shift is at its end."

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Fate/esoterica

Assassin

Ah...? Was that the kind of impression she had given!? Assassin hadn't ever intended to make it seem like that! Certainly, training in the way of the sword could be harsh out of necessity, but doing anything so excessive wasn't in her teaching repertoire at all! Waving her hand and giving a somewhat awkward smile, the girl samurai decided to quickly address her Master's concerns.

"No! Nothing like that," she said, quickly, "That kind of thing wouldn't let you learn how to use a sword at all! No, we'll start with the basics and work our way up."

She nodded firmly to herself. Assassin knew that it was simply logical, the best way to set up a student for success was simply to introduce them to the basics of swordplay and then pushing forward. To be both harsh and fair, to ensure that they would understand exactly how to expand their skills. To be honest, she was actually quite excited. It had been a long time since she taught any students, after all, and she had always enjoyed doing so.

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Mahou Shoujo no Hex Night: A Magical Girl Battle RP

@LuckyBlackCat: You can have a few shades show up, just keep in mind the basic physical details I've given them.

Fate/Eternum

Saber-Benienma

The sudden appearance of a kindly old man offering his assistance filled the diminutive redhead with warm memories. Even without considering her memories, however, his offer of assistance was a welcome one. While he may not have been able to offer too much, another set of eyes was not at all lacking in use, and the act of looking for this little girl's Master was hardly a dangerous one. Indeed, he could freely offer whatever assistance he was able, and Benienma would happily accept it.

The bird on her hat tilted its head slightly and leaned forward, peering at the other little girl, as the Saber-class contemplated the scenario. If they had been together at the local Third District Park, then that meant that there hadn't been much time for Dorothy to get more lost. Additionally, if they saw a puppy in the park rather then simply wandering the streets, it likely belonged to someone. Servant or human, it didn't matter, the owner was likely in the park as well. Considering these likely facts, there was a simple conclusion that Benienma could make.

"If you were both playing with a puppy in the park," she began, "That means Dorothy-san is probably still in the park, possibly with the puppy's owner dechi. So, we'll start there dechi!"

With a smile towards the fluffy girl, Benienma nodded, before glancing up to her Master to be certain that the brunette felt this was a good course of action as well.

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Mihama Nanako

As the conversation concluded, Nanako's shoulders sagged. BB's line of logic made sense. Cruel, purely logical sense, but sense none the less. She still didn't like it. If it was important, she would have tried to help regardless! But now the possibility of being blackmailed with... very private material was terrifying. What would her friends think of her? And besides... it was all so confusing. And the way that BB's eyes had turned red like that, what was that all about? It was kind of scary, in a different way then the blackmail threat. For all BB seemed to be cheerful and cutesy, she was also very threatening in a way. Just where was she, anyway? How had she been able to hack into her phone?

Meltryllis's voice managed to bring her out of her worried thoughts.

"... I'm... I'm not about to let that get me down," responded Nanako, with a weak, nervous laugh, "At least not right now. You needed someone to show you around the city, after all, and after I made you go through all that at the clinic..."

The brunette girl hesitated. She was trying not to show pity in her eyes. But Meltryllis was so small, without the use of her hands, without legs beneath her knee... She didn't want to upset her Servant, but she couldn't help but show that briefest moment of pity...

"... I don't want to go back on our agreement."

Nanako took a deep breath. Maybe she could find somewhere that Meltryllis would like... she needed that after an experience like that, right?

"Er... there's a lot of restaurants in the neighboring district, let's go there."

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Fate/Eternum

@13org: Well, it's up to you, still.

Fate/Eternum

Mihama Nanako

That. That was enough to make the reality of the situation fully apparent.

"I-it's... not..." she trailed off. Maybe... it... it really was kind of weird, and even... even... most of the stuff she... sometimes she just got bored at night, it wasn't that often! And... only some of it was related to that, most of it was... girls with girls...

Nanako buried her face in her hands. Her occasional looks at material like that didn't mean the other stuff she looked at was any less embarrassing. Even if she didn't do it all the time, that didn't mean that it hadn't steadily built up over time. This... AI person, BB, she was really going to blackmail her if she didn't cooperate?! Couldn't she have just asked for help, first?

"... I... I understand," she said, finally, "... C-couldn't... you have asked for help, first? Rather then jumping right to blackmail..."

She trailed off.

"... But... I'll help..."

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Fate/Eternum

Mihama Nanako

For a moment, Nanako was simply about to wonder why Melt was hesitating(perhaps it was just because she'd never used a phone before? Or possibly because she hadn't fixed her sleeves so her hands were still covered up?).

Then, her phone proceeded to go completely insane. Playing a theme that she'd never heard before, it was abruptly taken over by some kind of hacker!? No! Her parents had gotten her this phone for her last birthday, it was one of the best ones they could possibly have bought! Worse still, her... data...

Nanako stared blankly. There was a very pretty purple-haired girl on her phone now. Talking to her. In a video. Perhaps this shouldn't have seemed so shocking and bizarre when someone was living in a city full of heroes of the past who had been revived via magic, but the truth was that she was completely speechless. Suddenly a great deal of strange subjects were discussed. Somehow she was this girl's senpai? But she was also an AI? The year 2030? It was practically making the brunette's head spin.

But there was something that caught her attention.

Meltryllis... couldn't use her hands? She had no legs below her knees, and she couldn't use her hands... That was horrible. No wonder she covered her hands. The fact that she couldn't use the elevator on her own suddenly made perfect sense. And that she hesitated before attempting to use the phone...

It was impossible not to feel pity. Meltryllis was effectively a quadruple amputee, unable to use her hands and missing her legs below her knee. The fact that BB had brought something like that up... it clearly had hit the Alter Ego quite deeply as well. She almost tried to speak up about it, almost, until-

"What? My... you're..."

She trailed off. There had been so much hitting her all at once, but the sudden implication of blackmail caught her completely off-guard. If she didn't respond, she'd have her internet history revealed?

"I... wha... what?"

It was a lot to take in all at once.

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